Research Theme: Modeling the gravitational-wave memory signal
This post describes two papers on constructing gravitational waveform models for the gravitational-wave memory effect.
Introduction
I am a theoretical (astro)physicist interested in black holes, neutron stars, gravitational waves, and general relativity. You can learn more about my research and other academic activities by following the links on this page.Recent Posts
Research Theme: Dynamics of dark matter in intermediate mass-ratio inspirals
This post describes five papers on the dynamics of dark matter in intermediate mass-ratio inspirals (IMRIs), the gravitational waves emitted from these syste...
Research Theme: Forecasts for detecting gravitational-wave memory effects with current and future detectors
This post summarizes work on when the gravitational-wave memory effect and spin memory effect will be able to be detected by the Advanced LIGO and Virgo dete...
Research Theme: Hybrid Post-Newtonian and Black-Hole Perturbation Model
This post is a summary of two papers I wrote with Yanbei Chen during my Ph.D. about a semi-analytical model for explaining the properties of the gravitationa...
Research Theme: Scalar-tensor gravity in Bondi-Sachs form
This post reviews three papers that treat asymptotically flat spacetimes in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. The first two papers dealt one theory called ...